Description: 'Rethinking Bias in Communication: Persuasion for Actuaries' will delve into the art of persuasion and the science of belief change. Drawing from contemporary works like 'How Minds Change' and 'Think Again,' this session will equip actuaries with tools to recognize and deal with cognitive biases present in communication, and foster a culture of continuous learning and open-mindedness. Attendees will leave with working knowledge of some of the psychological forces at play in decision-making and communication, strategies for engaging in more productive dialogues, and tools to facilitate belief changes in themselves and others.

Description: Collateralized Loan Obligations have been around since the 1980’s, but recently have become a hot topic in the insurance industry. Join a panel of experts for an introduction to the asset class, covering areas such as the history of CLOs, why they’ve become more popular recently, the risks and returns of the asset class, and how actuaries can learn more.

Description: Learn more about post-COVID-19 pandemic mortality trends, their drivers, and future projections. Panelists presented multiple perspectives based on audience input. Key points: identifying emerging mortality trends, understanding their implications for actuarial practice, and applying these insights to daily practice.

Description: Sales of index-linked annuities such as FIAs and RILAs have been setting new records while sales of traditional VAs have been declining. This webcast will survey the latest generation of FIA and RILA products, examining the impact of the current market environment and how the landscape is expected to change when the FED starts cutting interest rates.

Description: This webcast compares and contrasts four key regulatory capital regimes for life insurers around the world: Risk-Based Capital (RBC) in the United States, Life Insurer Capital Adequacy Test (LICAT) in Canada, Solvency II in the European Union and the Bermuda Insurance Solvency (BIS) Framework in Bermuda.

Description: Join our upcoming webcast led by Dale Hall, Managing Director of the Society of Actuaries Research Institute, who will delve into important considerations for actuaries as they navigate the realm of AI.

Description: Understanding Asian Capital Regimes

Description: Opening/welcome - Callum Williams, Senior Economics Writer, The Economist

Description: "This talk will evaluate the present pace of evolution in actuarial data management due to economic and demographic pressures, evolving regulatory/compliance requirements, AI and the growing need to have advanced analytic capabilities. We will evaluate each factor briefly to isolate their impact on actuarial data management, highlighting risks and opportunities for actuaries and IT teams supporting actuaries. Attendees will gain insights into the factors affecting changes in actuarial data technologies, understand key differences between centralized and decentralized data management approaches, including their impact on data quality, governance, performance, and scalability. The session will highlight some pain points of centralization, such as the integration of actuarial transformation initiatives with IT processes, juggling data complexity and business logic, and the limited creativity and agility due to interdependencies between components and evaluate how emerging concepts such as actuarial data stores tackle the 'centralization' problem. We will also cover a real-life use case covering the evolution of actuarial data management and challenges identified in previous parts of the presentation. The session will avoid going into any specific solution details: it will address current challenges due to broad shifts, then evaluate newer concepts, corresponding risks and opportunities. - Understand key macro and micro drivers impacting actuarial data management - Understand centralized and decentralized approaches to actuarial data management - Evaluate the concept of an actuarial data store - Coordinate better with IT teams to deliver changing actuarial data technology needs"

Description: Keynote Speaker: J.D. Kleinke, Author and Medical Economist J.D. Kleinke has been instrumental in the creation of four health care information organizations; has served on the Boards of several health care companies; and spent many years advising both sides of the political aisle on non-partisan, practical approaches to health policy and legislation.